# XML, How to?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 23, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760 "2003-10-23T09:16:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@lbeetles](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lbeetles)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760/1 "2003-10-23T09:16:57Z")
Hi All,
I am doing a project about a shopping cart. I have an exteranl XML file that i have to use and i need to get this in to flash and create a shopping cart from it.
Here is the link i have to parse into flash [http://xml.paysecurely.com/fnk\_001/fnk\_001.asmx/ADDTOCART?CART\_ID=9459FC&ORDER\_REFERENCE=&PRODUCT\_CODE=SOF000050&QTY=1&CURRENCY=GBP](http://xml.paysecurely.com/fnk_001/fnk_001.asmx/ADDTOCART?CART_ID=9459FC&ORDER_REFERENCE=&PRODUCT_CODE=SOF000050&QTY=1&CURRENCY=GBP).
If any one has any ideas on the best to for me to display this information i would be very greatful.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760/2 "2003-10-23T11:20:30Z")
i think i cant be totally sure but if u look into like the macromedia exchange or u might be able to find something that will help u out im at college so i cant remember off the top of my head and we dont have decent software ive definetely seen shopping cart stuff for DW so im sure there will be one for flash
-Tom
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760/3 "2003-10-23T14:12:43Z")
Cheers,
I tried the flash exchange and no luck, i couldn’t find anything to do with this.
Anyone else any ideas.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760/4 "2003-10-23T16:04:55Z")
There are some XML in Flash tutorials here at [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com)…
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/scripting.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/scripting.htm)
Other than that… I can’t really help since server-side isn’t my thing.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760/5 "2003-10-23T18:49:21Z")
its nto really serverside if you’re going to use Flash because Flash can parse the XML directly. If you want to use server side then PHP would work, but there is no point really. Its a front-end issue.
check the kirupa tutorials for some help getting started… after that post in the Flash MX forum for help if you need it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760/6 "2003-10-23T21:06:09Z")
Ohhh, I misunderstood. I thought he was loading and saving the users shopping cart data to and from an XML file.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-how-to/33760/7 "2003-10-24T08:24:05Z")
Thanks Vash, i shall have a look through the xml tuts on here.
I can get the xml link to show in flash in the output box when you trace it, but i just dont know how to display this file in flash.
Would it be best to post here or in flash mx forum???